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Current Cardiology Reviews

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Meta-Analysis

Gender Differences in Treatment Delays, Management and Mortality among Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Author(s): Tetiana Lunova*, Roman Komorovsky and Ivan Klishch

Volume 19, Issue 1, 2023

Published on: 13 September, 2022

Article ID: e300622206530 Pages: 16

DOI: 10.2174/1573403X18666220630120259

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Abstract

Background: We aimed to provide a comprehensive overview of existing gender differences in acute coronary syndrome (ACS), with respect to treatment delays, invasive management of ACS, and short and long-term mortality in patients with ACS.

Methods: We defined 37 observational studies (OSs) and 21 randomized trials (RCTs) that best corresponded to our interests. OSs and RCTs were analyzed separately.

Results: Women with ACS more often experienced delays in treatment compared to men (OR 1.43; 95% CI, 1.12-1.82) in RCTs. Female patients were less often treated invasively: RCTs (OR 0.87; 95% CI, 0.83-0.9), OSs: (OR 0.66; 95% CI, 0.63-0.68). Women had higher crude in-hospital mortality (OR 1.56; 95% CI, 1.53-1.59) and 30-day mortality (OR 1.71; 95% CI, 1.22-2.4) in OSs and (OR 2.74; 95% CI, 2.48-3.02) in RCTs. After adjustment for multiple covariates, gender difference was attenuated: in-hospital mortality (OR 1.19; 95% CI, 1.17-1.2), 30-day mortality (OR 1.18; 95% CI, 1.12-1.24) in OSs. Unadjusted long-term mortality in women was higher than in men (OR 1.41; 95% CI, 1.31-1.52) in RCTs and (OR 1.4; 95% CI, 1.3-1.5) in OSs.

Conclusion: Women with ACS experience a delay in time to treatment more often than men. They are also less likely to be treated invasively. Females have shown worse crude short-and long-term all-cause mortality compared to males. However, after adjustment for multiple covariates, a less significant gender difference has been observed. Considering the difference between crude and adjusted mortality, we deem it reasonable to conduct further investigations on gender-related influence of particular risk factors on the outcomes of ACS.

Keywords: ACS, gender, management, outcomes, coronary syndrome, CVD.

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